The Academic Job Search Handbook is the comprehensive guide to finding
a faculty position in any discipline. Building on the groundbreaking
success and unique offerings of earlier volumes, the fifth edition
presents insightful new content on aspects of the search at all stages.
Beginning with an overview of academic careers and institutional
structures, it moves step by step through the application process, from
establishing relationships with advisors, positioning oneself in the
market, learning about job openings, preparing CVs, cover letters, and
other application materials, to negotiating offers. Of great value are
the sixty new sample documents from a diverse spectrum of successful
applicants. The handbook includes a search timetable, appendices of
career resources, and a full sample application package. This fifth
edition features new or updated sections on issues of current interest,
such as job search concerns for pregnant or international candidates,
the use of social media strategies to address CV gaps, and difficulties
faced by dual-career couples. The chapter on alternatives to faculty
jobs has been expanded and presents sample résumés of PhDs who found
nonfaculty positions.
For more than twenty years, The Academic Job Search Handbook has
assisted job seekers in all academic disciplines in the search for
faculty positions at different kinds of institutions from
research-focused universities to community colleges. Current faculty who
used the book themselves recommend it to their own students and
postdocs. The many new first-person narratives provide insight into
issues and situations candidates may encounter such as applying for an
international job, combining parenting with an academic career, going
from an administrative job to a faculty position, and seeking faculty
positions as a same-sex couple.
